Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas
Bahamas: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas stood at 1.02 GPI.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.985 GPI, in 1999.
That places Bahamas 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPI | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.985 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9917 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9995 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9939 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9959 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.985 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9917 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9939 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More education data for Bahamas
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.56 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,364 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 133 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Bahamas was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1980.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 GPI in 1999.
- How does Bahamas rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Bahamas ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.